Wikis


noun, plural wikis.
1.
(sometimes initial capital letter) a website that allows anyone to add, delete, or revise content by using a web browser.
2.
Also called wiki engine, wiki application. the software used to create a wiki.
adjective
3.
of, relating to, or being a wiki:
wiki servers.
noun
1.

a web application that allows anyone visiting a website to edit content on it
(as modifier): wiki technology

noun

a collaborative Web site set up to allow user editing and adding of content
Word Origin

1995; < Hawaiian wiki wiki quick Usage Note sometimes cap.

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